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I know, that's what I said earlier.
What I want to know is - does it have to be a race to attract entries? If this thru hiking stuff is popular without being a race, does the same apply to long-distance cycling? I wonder if Adrian's entries fell when he changed from being a race to a ride?
I guess audax already exists and is done by people not looking for bragging rights so much as just doing some long rides. Creating something that's a race in everything but name is what attracts the slightly different crowd, the Insta lot that wouldn't be seen dead in a cake-filled village hall.
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The DFL Baja Divide seemed to be somewhat successful as a community thing and at gathering different kinds of people, many with instagram accounts, even though it was kind of grassroots type of thing.
https://theradavist.com/2017/01/dfl-the-baja-divide-spencer-harding/On the other hand Ruska has all the strict rules as TCR except that it's really intended to not be a race. Though you do get a numbered cap after the finish but results are in alphabetical order and the organizer makes it clear he doesn't want it to be a race and you might as well spend the whole time given. Like this, there's usually almost only locals riding. It's kind of like a solo audax. I do like the event a lot as a challenge and the checkpoints are always good, but the concept is kind of a strange combination.
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Yeah this.
The perceived *'I am going to be RACING an ULTRA' *punches chest** bragging rights vs 'I'll be trundling 1500km around the Highlands in a non-competitive way, on the Tartan, Tatties and Tablet perm'
Samuli
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Because its simply a liability use of the word. Its a race.